Of course the Word is the ultimate authority. Yes the vision of little horn represents the beast coming out of Rome, under a coalition of future kingdoms. Rome would have to rise again. Who knows—it could be possible that one beast could be from the lineage of Ishmael in this new empire of Rome. Maybe not. But I don’t claim to predict the future. However God executes His plan is what I believe as it comes to pass. I just like to discuss these topics, not attack others. I fully trust the Lord Jesus Christ.
——>Yes the vision of little horn represents the beast coming out of Rome, under a coalition of future kingdoms. Rome would have to rise again. Who knows—it could be possible that one beast could be from the lineage of Ishmael in this new empire of Rome.
Nope. Cannot be. The bible is very clear on who the players are and who follows who, IN CHRONOLOGICAL/HISTORICAL ORDER. The Little Horn/Antichrist comes out of the WESTERN ROMAN EMPIRE, that fell in 476 A.D, comes up among the 10 tribes that moved in, uproots 3 of them, then assumes religious and civil power (given by Justinian), and then rules/persecutes the saints for EXACTLY 1260 years to the month. Absolutely verified by history. Then comes a deadly wound (pope taken captive in 1798), and later, the deadly wound is healed. Then, power again.
Daniel 7:1-8 – Daniel’s vision of four beasts
The Lion - Babylon. Wings represent conquering speed. King Nebuchadnezzar.
The Bear - Medo-Persia. One shoulder raised above the other represents the dominance of the Medes over the Persians. The three ribs represent the three kingdoms overthrown by this kingdom - Egypt, Lydia, and Babylon. (Daniel 8:20)Four Beasts from the sea
The Leopard - Greece. Four wings representing great conquering speed. The four heads represent Alexander the Great’s four generals who ruled Greece after his death – Seleucus, Ptolemy, Lysimachus and Cassander. (Daniel 8:21-22, Daniel 7 Quote, Daniel 8 Quote)
The different beast - Rome. The ten horns - the divisions of Rome (Same as the toes of Chapter 2) The ten horns are the 10 divisions of the Roman Empire as it fell apart. These were the Anglo Saxons (England), Alemanni (Germany), Heruli (x493AD), Vandals (x534AD), Ostrogoths (x538AD), Visigoths (Spain), Suevi (Portugal), Lombard’s (Italy), Burgundians (Swiss) and the Franks (France).
**Literally every Protestant Reformer identified the Little Horn/Antichrist power as the Papacy. They used the same bible prophetic clues that I have listed below.
What nine characteristics help us to identify the little horn power? (Daniel 7)
Location: out of 4th beast and among the ten horns (v.8) - The Papacy arose out of Rome among the ten tribal divisions of Rome
Timing: after the ten were established (v.8) - the Papacy became a political power by decree of the Roman emperor Justinian in AD 538 which was after the emergence of the ten tribal divisions that emerged as the Roman Empire fell apart in AD 476.
Uprooted three of the ten horns (v.8) - As the Papacy came to prominence, it influenced Pagan Roman armies to destroy three of the tribes which opposed its Christian doctrines. These three were the Vandals, Ostrogoths, and Heruli. The last of these was destroyed in AD 538 when Justinian’s decree went into effect.
Eyes and mouth of a man (v.8) - the Papacy has a man as its visible head.
Persecutes the saints (v.21, 25) - Ever hear of the Papal persecution during the dark ages - Inquisition, etc. More than 50 million Protestant Christians tortured and killed by the Catholic Church.
Different from the other ten horns (v.24) - the Papacy was a religio-political entity different from the kingdoms before it.
Speak out against God (v.8, 11, 20, 25) - Verse 8 says it will utter boastful or blasphemous things. One quote of many like it from Prompta Bibliothea Canonica Juridicia Moralis Theologica appearing in the Catholic Encyclopedia Volume VI, pp. 25-29, “The Pope is of so great dignity, and so exalted, that he is not a mere man, but as it were, God and the Vicar of God. The Pope is, as it were, God on earth, chief king of kings, having plentitude of power.”
Little Horn attempts to change God’s times and laws (v.25) - The Papacy deleted the second commandment of the Decalogue on idolatry, changed the Sabbath to Sunday in favour of sun worship and divided the tenth commandment on coveting into two parts to get back to Ten Commandments.
Have power for a time, times, and half a time (or three and a half years, forty two months, or 1260 days - see Revelation 12:6, 14) (v.25) - Applying the prophetic day for year principle established in Numbers 14:34 and Ezekiel 4:6 that equals 1260 years. The Papacy lasted in primary power from AD 538 to 1798 in which year Napoleon’s general Berthier marched into Rome, deposed the Pope, and carried him into exile where he died.
There can only be one answer, and that is the Papacy. Every Protestant Reformer saw it, and many were tortured and murdered because of it.
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